Kevin Nolan hopes Notts County’s explosion of pace will improve their away form this season after admitting it is a problem that needs addressing.

The Magpies boasted one of the best home records in the league last term, but it was a different story on the road as they won just twice since December as they lost their grip on the automatic promotion positions.

Defeats to relegated sides Chesterfield and Barnet underlined some of the woes Notts faced the last term which helped put a dent on their bid to finish in the top three.

But after assembling a quality squad in the summer, which has been injected with speed and power in the likes of Kane Hemmings, Enzio Boldewijn and Nathan Thomas, Notts possess the quality to end their bouts of travel sickness.

Boss Nolan hopes that proves to be the case as they look to mount a promotion push this season having suffered heartbreak to Coventry in the play-offs in May.

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“We never showed any team disrespect, but we went with the mentality that we were one of the top teams in the league and had a divine right to pick up points.

“That’s not the case in any league. You’ve got to earn the right and that’s what we’ve been drilling into the players since June 29.”

Notts will be hoping to make a dream start in respect of their away form when they travel to Cambridge United which has been not a happy hunting ground in recent seasons.

Enzio Boldewijn has added pace to the Notts County attack. (Image: John Sumpter @ JMS Photography)

The Magpies have lost their last three games at the Abbey Stadium under three different managers, a record that Notts are desperate to put an end to.

Nolan has said he has told his players about the value of respecting a point and is eager to discover more about his players’ mentality against a U's side that was beaten 3-0 by Port Vale on the opening day of the season.

But having worked with the players intensely since the end of June, the former Newcastle midfielder says he has no doubts about their desire to prove themselves.